Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Book Mountain
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
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Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands
A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A giant floating rubber duck-bunny painted with a different design every year.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Portland, Oregon
Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.
Cambridge, Maryland
This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.
Greensboro, North Carolina
This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.
Morgan City, Mississippi
Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.